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A 41-year-old female asked:
What are the effects of meselamine tab. 500 mg. on a fetus?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 60 years experience
Meselamine: Meselamine may not be indicated in pregnancy because it can cause blood dyscrasias, nephrotic syndrome or pancreatitis.
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Dr. Liza Kunzanswered
Maternal-Fetal Medicine 23 years experience
Thought to be safe: Mesalamine, or pentasa, (mesalamine) is thought to be one of the safer forms of medication for controlling ulcerative colitis or chrons in pregnancy. There are no known negative effects on the fetus. Sometimes rectal Mesalamine can be used for lower systemic dosing.
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Last updated Jun 28, 2014
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